Foy Family History
Foy Name Meaning
Irish: variant of Fahey . Irish: variant of Fee . French: from the medieval female personal name Foy which is from Old French foi (from Latin fides) ‘faith’. French: habitational name from (La) Foy the name of several places in various parts of France. American French: altered form of Faille 1 itself an altered form of French Faye .
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022